Reposted by Julia FineChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 24/01/2026We are calling our senators right now and demanding that they vote no on the omnibus with DHS funding We are explicitly mentioning ICE’s murder in cold blood of a man on the streets of Minneapolis this morning 152322795
Julia Fine @finejulia6.bsky.social · 08/12/2025Excited to share our recent study of climate role model narratives on social media! academic.oup.com/oocc/advance... @joshettinger.bsky.social @maibached.bsky.socialacademic.oup.comRole model narratives are underutilized in Instagram and TikTok climate action postsAbstract. Role model narratives—stories about specific people taking recommended actions—are a proven communication strategy for encouraging socially benef 010
Reposted by Julia FineEd Maibach @maibached.bsky.social · 21/10/2025Our latest research, led by @finejulia6.bsky.social, suggests: U.S. federal climate policy & health policy are not well integrated. Better integration can build support for climate policy & maximize mutual benefits. Education, coordination & advocacy are needed to advance climate-health policy.sciencedirect.comAdvancing and integrating climate and health policy in the United States: Insights from national policy stakeholdersMany experts have called for integrating climate policy with health policy. We investigated U.S. federal policy stakeholders’ views on these goals and… 144
Reposted by Julia FineEd Maibach @maibached.bsky.social · 04/09/2025I'm delighted to share our recently published research study on the potential to better integrate health policy & climate policy in the US federal government--for the benefit of all Americans, now and in the future. @finejulia6.bsky.social @joshettinger.bsky.social @docsforclimate.bsky.socialsciencedirect.comAdvancing and integrating climate and health policy in the United States: Insights from national policy stakeholdersMany experts have called for integrating climate policy with health policy. We investigated U.S. federal policy stakeholders’ views on these goals and… 044
Julia Fine @finejulia6.bsky.social · 03/09/20255calls.org/issue/rfk-hh...5calls.orgImpeach Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (UPDATED 8/31) ⭑ 5 CallsUpdates August 31, 2025: On Thursday, September 4th, RFK Jr. will testify before the Senate Finance Committee. August 28, 2025: After only four weeks … 010
Julia Fine @finejulia6.bsky.social · 02/09/2025Great new research by my colleague @joshettinger.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comUnderestimating support for climate action limits political decision making, study saysResearch reveals huge disparity between perceived and actual willingness of public to contribute to fixing climate 020
Reposted by Julia FineRebelFema @rebelfema.altgov.info · 25/08/2025Today we approach the 20th anniversary of Katrina, FEMA workers across the nation sound the alarm on unqualified leadership, interference w/ ability to execute, our mission,staff cuts & more. Join us in signing The Katrina Declaration. #katrinadeclaration www.standupforscience.net/fema-katrina...standupforscience.netSupport the FEMA Katrina Declaration Now! — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE 15601236
Julia Fine @finejulia6.bsky.social · 20/08/2025In the wake of the attack on the CDC, HHS employees are speaking out against RFK Jr.'s reckless spreading of the same anti-vax misinformation that motivated the attacker. Non–HHS employees can sign as well. www.savehhs.org/read-the-let...savehhs.orgRead the Letter — Save HHSPublic servants and allies are standing together to demand work environments free from violence, accountability for leaders and policymakers who put everyday Americans in danger, and public health lea... 010
Reposted by Julia FineNoah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 12/08/2025wrote about Trump's attack on DC. It's not a "distraction"; it's part of a fascist program focused on targeting the marginalized for massive displays of force and cleansing violence. www.everythingishorrible.net/p/trumps-inv...everythingishorrible.netTrump’s Invasion of DC Is Not A DistractionFascists build power by targeting the powerless. 14461157
Julia Fine @finejulia6.bsky.social · 02/08/2025At the NIH vigil today. This is what we're fighting for. @nihvigils.bsky.social 03411
Reposted by Julia FineJeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 23/07/2025Good Scientific American story about the letters of dissent from 4 federal science agencies (to date)... www.scientificamerican.com/article/trum...scientificamerican.comFederal Science Workers Say Agencies Are ‘Going in the Wrong Direction’Hundreds of staffers at the National Institutes of Health, Environmental Protection Agency, NASA and the National Science Foundation have signed public letters to leadership opposing the direction in ... 210248
Reposted by Julia FineAltSpaceForce 🚀🇺🇲 @altspaceforce.altgov.info · 21/07/2025NASA & her beloved caretakers have issued the NASA VOYAGER DECLARATION, a letter of formal dissent as defined in NASA Procedural Requirement 7120.5F. They join NIH & EPA in voicing their clear objection to the illegal & immoral objectives of the Trump administration.standupforscience.netSupport the NASA Voyager Declaration Now! — STAND UP FOR SCIENCEYour solidarity with the NASA heroes helps their fight to preserve NASA's vital missions. 101033326
Julia Fine @finejulia6.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Show up to support NIH scientists this Monday in their resistance efforts. actionnetwork.org/events/bethe...actionnetwork.orgBethesda Declaration Roundtable SupportJoin us for the Bethesda Declaration Roundtable rally! Support the Bethesda Declaration Signer in standing up for the NIH mission. On June 9th, NIH workers released the Bethesda Declaration, an open ... 000
Reposted by Julia FineIan L Morgan @ianlmorgan.bsky.social · 14/07/2025Bethesda Declaration signers stand with the EPA 139. 2126
Reposted by Julia FineClimate Solutions @climatesolutions.org · 09/07/2025NIH’s National Cancer Institute, which is facing censorship and funding cuts, has found that particulate matter air pollution causes DNA-level damage tied to lung cancer in non-smokers. Read @insideclimatenews.org @keerti_gopal’s article here: insideclimatenews.or...insideclimatenews.orgNIH Scientists Link Air Pollution and Lung Cancer Mutations in Non-Smokers - Inside Climate NewsResearch from the NIH’s National Cancer Institute, an agency beleaguered by funding cuts and censorship, finds that particulate matter pollution impacts lung cancer at the DNA level. 012
Reposted by Julia FineNPR @npr.org · 09/07/2025On Tuesday, scientists held an event organized by House Democrats in which they stood in front of posters outlining their work — and the federal cuts that now threaten it.n.prCanceled grants get the spotlight at a Capitol Hill 'science fair'On Tuesday, scientists held an event organized by House Democrats in which they stood in front of posters outlining their work — and the federal cuts that now threaten it. 21846220
Reposted by Julia FineUnion of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 08/07/2025Today in DC, we joined over 20 scientists whose research grants were canceled by the Trump admin. They shared what’s at stake when science is politicized, and what we lose when solutions to our biggest problems are cast aside. #StandUpForScience 117344
Reposted by Julia FineCosta Samaras @costasamaras.com · 07/07/2025Good morning electeds and staff. The time to loudly sound the alarm that the cuts to NOAA and FEMA have made our communities less safe and puts us all at risk, is today. Right now. 29225
Reposted by Julia FinePolitico @politico.com · 03/07/2025Kilmar Abrego Garcia is claiming he suffered “severe beatings,” sleep deprivation, malnutrition and other forms of torture at the hands of his jailers.politico.comKilmar Abrego Garcia describes ‘severe beatings’ and ‘psychological torture’ in Salvadoran prisonAbrego submitted a harrowing and detailed account of abuse after the Trump administration illegally deported him. 43643273
Reposted by Julia FineDave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 03/07/2025NEW: per multiple sources, apparently there may be punishment/retaliation coming for EPA employees who signed the Declaration of Dissent this week. People are starting to get letters putting them on administrative leave, seems like potentially targeted at those who signed with their names. 32963365
Julia Fine @finejulia6.bsky.social · 30/06/2025EPA employees are courageously speaking out against Administrator Zeldin's undermining of their life-saving work. I just signed their declaration, as can anyone who wishes to show solidarity. www.standupforscience.net/epa-declarat...standupforscience.netSupport EPA Staff Now! — STAND UP FOR SCIENCEYour solidarity with the EPA heroes increases the pressure on their Administrator Lee Zeldin. 010
Reposted by Julia FineStand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 09/06/2025🚨BREAKING: 300+ NIH employees call out the harm of censorship & politicized science in scathing email to Bhattacharya, demanding an end to political interference, a lift on funding freezes, & rehiring of fired staff whose work saves lives. This is historic - insiders are blowing the whistle. 🧵(1/5) 4043101387
Julia Fine @finejulia6.bsky.social · 09/06/2025actionnetwork.org/forms/add-na...actionnetwork.orgADD YOUR NAME: Sign the Open Letter in Support of NIH StaffJoin the courageous and committed National Institutes of Health (NIH) public servants by adding your name now. 010
Julia Fine @finejulia6.bsky.social · 09/06/2025apnews.com/article/nih-...apnews.comNIH scientists publish declaration criticizing Trump's deep cuts in public health researchScores of National Institutes of Health researchers and staffers have come forward to send their Trump-appointed leader a letter challenging policies they say undermine the NIH mission. 010
Julia Fine @finejulia6.bsky.social · 31/05/2025NIH vigils are going strong, every Saturday at 10 outside the Medical Center Metro. All are invited! 040
Julia Fine @finejulia6.bsky.social · 28/05/2025wclivestream.comwclivestream.comThe Weather & Climate LivestreamJoin us starting May 28th, as meteorologists and climate scientists from across the US share their research and answer your questions. 000
Julia Fine @finejulia6.bsky.social · 20/05/2025www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...pewresearch.orgSupport for stricter environmental regulations outweighs opposition in a majority of statesNationally, 60% of Americans say stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost, while 38% say they cost too many jobs and hurt the economy. 000
Reposted by Julia FineEd Maibach @maibached.bsky.social · 20/05/2025Health professionals: It's time to speak up for climate action. How? Join us at the Medical Society Consortium for Climate and Health and we will get you engaged. #StrongerTogether www.youtube.com/watch?v=Khyz... @docsforclimate.bsky.social @lisapatel.bsky.social @bfrist.bsky.socialyoutube.comHealth Professionals, It's Time to Speak Up for Climate ActionYouTube video by Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health 0209
Reposted by Julia FineWalker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 19/05/2025NEW: Dozens of staffers walked out of Jay Bhattacharya’s first town hall event on Monday after the NIH director said he believed the lab leak conspiracy theory. We got video. www.importantcontext.news/p/i-believe-...importantcontext.news“I Believe It”: NIH Director Pushes Lab Leak Conspiracy At Contentious NIH Town Hall As Staffers Walk OutDozens of NIH staffers walked out when Jay Bhattacharya promoted the unproven COVID origins story; others protested research cuts. 461763591
Reposted by Julia FineNIH Fellows United @nihfellowsunited.bsky.social · 15/05/2025Academic workers across the country are calling 📞 Legislators to ask them to sign on to bipartisan letters ✉️ in support of robust NIH funding and opposing the 15% indirect cost caps. Take 5 minutes to call your legislators today. Deadline is May 19th. docs.google.com/document/d/1... 28056
Julia Fine @finejulia6.bsky.social · 15/05/2025As of December, more than half of registered voters wanted federal agencies to *increase* their efforts to protect people from the health harms of climate change.climatecommunication.yale.eduA majority of registered voters want federal agencies to increase their efforts to protect people from the health harms of global warming55% said federal agencies should do more to protect people from the health harms of global warming. 001
Reposted by Julia FineSenator Angela Alsobrooks @alsobrooks.senate.gov · 14/05/2025RFK lied to the American people. He said they haven’t fired scientists. That must be news to the scientists he fired. 791540415
Julia Fine @finejulia6.bsky.social · 10/05/2025“RFK has failed as a leader and needs to be removed. I am sick of the lies, sick of not being able to do my work, sick of the constant attacks…but we will not give up.” –My husband, @ianlmorgan.bsky.social, at a rally with @alsobrooks.senate.gov Could not be more proud!youtube.com“Sick of It” with Senator Angela AlsobrooksYouTube video by Senator Alsobrooks 010
Reposted by Julia FineStan Oklobdzija @stano.bsky.social · 09/05/2025"Masked security forces captured an opposition leader in the coastal province of New Jersey as regime officials continue their months-long crack-down against pro-democracy elements in the embattled United States. The arrest comes as the regime issued calls for summary detentions without trial." 605196428904
Reposted by Julia FineACLU @aclu.org · 10/05/2025Today, our client Rümeysa Öztürk was released on bail from ICE detention in Louisiana, and she will return to New England to continue her studies. 📸 Giancarlo D’Agostaro 537310145560
Julia Fine @finejulia6.bsky.social · 03/05/2025Beautiful and powerful memorial at the NIH today for what’s been lost through the cuts. This will be a weekly occurrence. 110851
Reposted by Julia FineStand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 02/05/2025🔔BREAKING🔔 The NSF has frozen all research grant awards—cutting off life-saving science midstream and demanding ideological screenings for future funding. This is censorship disguised as oversight. Here’s how you can help us spread the word ➡️🧵(1/3): www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comExclusive: NSF stops awarding new grants and funding existing onesUS science funder also plans to screen grant applications for compliance with ‘agency priorities’. 4589430
Reposted by Julia FinePhiladelphia Science Action @philadelphiascienceaction.substack.com · 22/04/2025"Climate change is not a future problem. It is a NOW problem [...] When we defund weather, climate, & environmental research, we blindfold ourselves in the middle of a burning house." #EarthDay op-ed from @irinaclimatemom.bsky.social & @michaelemann.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/philadel... 120072
Reposted by Julia FineIan L Morgan @ianlmorgan.bsky.social · 20/04/2025I have a friend at the NIH who works on studying and treating the rare disease, muscular dystrophy. His contract expires today on Easter. Tomorrow, he may not have a job. His work will be lost, and patients with muscular dystrophy will have to wait that much longer for relief. 1/11🧪 36026
Reposted by Julia FineSenator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 17/04/2025I've been in El Salvador all day fighting for the return of Mr. Abrego Garcia. The Trump Administration can lie all they want, but the Court said they failed to show he was part of MS-13. This is about bringing home a man they ADMIT should never have been abducted. I won't rest until then.youtube.comI've been in El Salvador all day fighting for the return of Kilmar Abrego GarciaYouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen 543119522479
Reposted by Julia FineCourtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 10/04/2025Calling my senators and telling them to filibuster the SAVE act. 703287786
Reposted by Julia FineNikki McCann Ramírez @nikkimcr.bsky.social · 07/04/2025what a visual 19790072878
Reposted by Julia FineIndivisible Santa Barbara @indivisiblesb.bsky.social · 06/04/2025Here's how you end a Hands Off! demonstration, Santa Barbara style. Thanks to the Society of Fearless Grandmothers, who organized the human alphabet and took the drone shots! #indivisible #handsoff 412664423
Reposted by Julia FineMichael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 29/03/2025We have had nearly two decades of panic about Free Speech on Campus and not a single case, not even the ones they made up, were as bad as what's happening now 168176376349
Reposted by Julia FineAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 25/03/2025Trump just signed an executive order banning vote by mail and ordering the defunding of any state that does not follow through with it as well as engage in massive voter roll purges. There won't be free and fair elections ever again. If you're waiting for 2026, it's already too late. 25947461791
Reposted by Julia FineErica Chenoweth @chenoweth.bsky.social · 19/03/2025Chart of cumulative protests reported from Jan 22 - Feb 28, 2017 vs 2025: 10961432675